20 October 2021
ASML, Ecoplant and Qlayers have been nominated for the Dutch Innovation Award 2021 ('De Nederlandse Innovatie Prijs'). Each of the three organisations is a unique or leading company in their respective market sector. The Dutch Innovation Award is presented in recognition of the innovative work of these organisations.
The Dutch Innovation Award is based on the Dutch Innovation Monitor (Nederlandse Innovatie Monitor), one of the largest annual survey-based studies on innovation in the Netherlands. The survey and award are initiatives of the UvA's Amsterdam Centre for Business Innovation. Henk Volberda, Professor of Strategic Management and Innovation at the Amsterdam Business School, is director of the Amsterdam Centre for Business Innovation.
Based on responses from survey participants, desk research and site visits, 3 organisations have been nominated for the 2021 award.
The 3 finalists (listed alphabetically) are:
The winner will be announced on the AVROTROS television programme De Wereld van Morgen set to air on NPO1 on Monday 25 October.
A jury of experts will then choose the winner of the Dutch Innovation Award 2021. The members of the jury are: